#Chapter 167: A Disease Forgotten To Time

Cara’s POV Fortunately, the room that I had been taken too wasn’t very far away from Mia’s, just down the hallway, so I didn’t have long to walk to return to her side. Entering Mia’s room, I was filled with relief to find Alaric standing at Mia’s bedside. His arms crossed, he stood there a protective statue, his face hard and expressionless. He was staring at a pair of men on the other side of the room. Richard was there, holding Mia’s chart. Another man, older, was beside him, holding one of Mia’s x-rays up to the light. That had to be Grayson. As Ruby and I entered the room, all of the men looked at us. Alaric’s perfect façade cracked ever so slightly to show a hint of relief. “Cara,” he said, as I moved to his side. “How are you feeling?” “I’m fine,” I said, lying in part. I did not feel very well at all, honestly, but Mia needed to remain the top concern, especially for Alaric. He already seemed so stressed about his daughter, I didn’t want him to have to add on even